Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard was the first player ever to gain more than 200 yards rushing against a Gary Patterson-coached team Saturday as the Cowboys downed TCU 34-27 in Stillwater.

“You have to give Oklahoma State credit,” said Patterson.

Hubbard’s 92-yard run in the third quarter tied for the fourth-longest rushing play in Oklahoma State history, and also marked the longest rush allowed by TCU since a 95-yard rush in the 1993 season.

“What’s fun about coaching against a coach like Gary Patterson is that he brings out the best in everybody, whether it’s your players or your staff,” said OSU offensive coordinator Sean Gleeson. “It was all hands on deck today. Credit to Chuba and all the guys up front. When you can rush for that many yards against a historically really good run defense, it just speaks to the character and the toughness of all of our guys.”

Hubbard gained 223 versus TCU and now has 1,604 for the season. He was named Big 12 offensive player of the week while teammates Kolby Harvell-Peel was named Big 12 defensive player of the week and quarterback Spencer Sanders was the newcomer of the week.

“Obviously Chuba was fantastic,” said OSU coach Mike Gundy.

Hubbard was especially important since Tylan Wallace, Tre Sterling and Johnny Wilson didn’t play due to injuries.

“Tylan is a special talent,” Gundy said. “We all know this. But he’s very humble. He’s very unselfish, he’s a tremendous player and he’s a very, very hard worker. When you lose guys like that for a while, because he will rally back, it’s just difficult. It’s hard for a coach to swallow. It just almost ruined my week when I left the office.”

“It was a weird deal to lose those three guys basically in one day,” Gundy said. “I was really proud of our coaches and schemes and staying with it, then our players recovering from it, because it’s a shock to them. That’s their buddy and when that happens it’s unfortunate. It’s a tough game and sometimes that happens and I was really proud of them as much for this game as I have been for any in a long, long time.”

OSU (6-3, 2-3 in the Big 12) is off this week and will host Kansas on November 16.

Harvell-Peel forced three turnovers, including two interceptions and a fumble recovery. He added six tackles and two pass break ups, both of which came on third-down plays in the fourth quarter. 

“He buys in,” Gundy said of Peel. “He has been in the program now for two years. He is a good example of a guy who works hard. He’s quiet. He’s humble. He likes to make plays. One of his interceptions was a great catch. I didn’t think he was going to get to it. He kind of Willie Mays’d it a little bit and went over the shoulder to make a really good catch.”

Sanders finished with 246 yards of total offense. He threw for 158 yards and two touchdowns on 9-of-15 passing while adding 88 rushing yards.

The win gave OSU bowl eligibility once again.

“The bowl eligibility is special for the university,” Gundy said. “It’s special for our organization, the players, the families and everybody to get that.

“The bowl just makes it that much better. I didn’t even remember that until somebody told me afterwards. I should’ve, but that’s not where my mind was at that time. We didn’t give up big plays for touchdowns. We didn’t give up a big quarterback scramble. Their quarterback is a good player and is going to be a good quarterback in this league.”